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Mechanic Escape

Slak Games · Plug In Digital · 2014-04-15

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 15, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 15, 2014 (Mac), Dec 09, 2015 (Android), Dec 09, 2015 (iOS)

In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

0
playing now
85%
positive of 793 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (9 reviews).
  • · Top 38% of 11,000 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 20k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 793 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.00-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.38 at GamersGate (2024-09-23) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 74 of 109 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820152026Week of 2015-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-08-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.75$0.382015-01-012026-08-202015-01-01 — best price $1.452015-04-23 — best price $6.752015-10-09 — best price $1.692016-05-10 — best price $1.692016-12-01 — best price $1.002017-04-29 — best price $4.992017-11-20 — best price $0.792018-05-16 — best price $1.242018-11-21 — best price $1.242019-03-04 — best price $1.242019-09-27 — best price $4.442019-12-23 — best price $0.942020-02-26 — best price $1.212020-06-18 — best price $4.992020-08-14 — best price $4.992020-10-15 — best price $4.992020-11-29 — best price $3.922021-01-16 — best price $4.142021-03-04 — best price $3.832021-04-23 — best price $4.142021-06-07 — best price $4.142021-10-05 — best price $4.142022-01-14 — best price $4.992022-06-13 — best price $4.992022-11-28 — best price $0.492023-03-13 — best price $0.742023-06-19 — best price $0.742023-09-18 — best price $0.742023-12-26 — best price $3.922024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-06-28 — best price $4.242024-09-30 — best price $4.992025-02-01 — best price $4.992025-07-10 — best price $4.992025-10-24 — best price $4.992026-01-24 — best price $4.992026-05-01 — best price $4.992026-08-05 — best price $0.892026-08-20 — best price $4.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
17.4%
earned "Locust"
6.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,82619%33

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieActionAdventurePlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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